“Black Sky Event”: Feds Preparing For Widespread Power Outages Across U.S.
Experts gear up for catastrophe that would “bring society to its knees”
Federal government agencies
are preparing for the possibility of “widespread power outages” across
the U.S. as a result of a “black sky” event that could “bring society to
its knees”.
An exercise
sponsored by FEMA and the U.S. Department of Energy set to take place on
August 23 called EarthEX2017 will wargame responses to catastrophes
such as mega earthquakes, cyber terrorism or high altitude
electromagnetic pulse attacks.
The
exercise will simulate a “subcontinent-scale, long duration power
outage, with cascading failures of all other infrastructures,” according
to the official Earth Ex website.
“Black sky events” are defined as, “Catastrophic occurrences caused by man or nature that bring society to its knees.”
“Cars would have no fuel. Restaurants and grocery stores would be bare. Electricity could be out for months in such an event,” writes Mike Vasilinda.
Given
the soaring tensions between the United States and North Korea, which
has threatened to attack the U.S. territory of Guam, the timing of the
EarthEX2017 exercise couldn’t be more appropriate.
According
to former Florida Congresswoman Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, North
Korea’s saber rattling is making top brass “anxious” about potential
society-changing disasters.
“It’s not “if” but “when” a Black Sky event will occur,” writes Vasilinda,
an alarming statement given that she discusses meeting with “members of
the U.S. military, National Guard Adjutant Generals, officials from
Homeland Security, Department of Energy, FEMA, NOAA, and experts from
the utility, distribution and supply sectors,” at a private summit held
in Washington DC.
The summit was
attended by 200 experts from 24 countries and was hosted by
Congresswoman Yvette Clark, D-NY, Congressman Trent Franks, R-Arizona,
the Rt, Honorable Lord James Arbuthnot, Conservative and the Rt.
Honorable Lord Toby Harris, Labour Party of the UK Parliament.
The
summit convened to study the impact of a massive cataclysm that
“severely disrupts the normal functioning of our critical
infrastructures in multiple regions for long periods of time.”
Given that FEMA has been stockpiling
ready-to-eat meals, blankets and body bags for years, perhaps it’s time
to dust off those old generators and stock up on that storable food.